Today we got up really early and got on a bus and drove to see wild animals. The first stop was to see elephant seals. They were enormous and made low but loud grunting noises. It was quite funny.
The next stop took ages to get to and on the way we saw a group of animals in the llama family.
When we arrived at the next stop there were penguins hiding from us or sheltering from the cold. We saw seven. They weren’t as fun as the elephant seals.
Guess what next… back on the minibus! We waited around an hour to get to the final destination but it was worth the wait. When we got there we saw thousands of sea lions and they smelt like cat food.
When we got down to the village we had lunch. Then we put all of our layers on and life jackets and got on a boat to see whales!
When we were just out a little way, we saw a mother and baby splashing about. It was so amazing and one whale came so close I could see its eyes. It swam down about two metres and then sped up to the top and jumped fully out the water. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
I came back to the hostel stunned and will be for the rest of my life.
Ishbel MacNeil (aged 9)
The awesome day by Neamh MacNeil
Today we’ve seen lots of animals. The first animal we saw was a llama. They were a golden colour. You wouldn’t want to be kicked by one of those.
The elephant seals made a noise like an elephant. They were quite big. We saw a baby one too!
There was a big colony of sea lions on the rocks and it was fun watching them.
We saw 8 penguins on the beach and they were staring at the phones and cameras.
We saw lots of whales and they were splashing about. I couldn’t believe I was watching them. I even saw the body and head.
It was outstanding watching this!
Neamh MacNeil (aged 7)
We have seen everything by Ruaridh MacNeil
I like my adventure.
We are in a hostel and my bed is warm.
We went on a trip. We got on a minibus. We saw lots of animals. We saw seals, sea lions, penguins.
We went on a boat to see whales. One came near the boat. I was happy.
I had a nice day.
Ruaridh MacNeil (aged 5)
Four MacNeils and a Jones 
Thank you Ishbel, Neamh and Ruaridh, Reading these words made me cry with joy. What an unforgettable experience for you all. I’m glad Ruaridh is nice and warm in bed !! What an amazing journey four MacNeils and a Jones are on….I really look forward to receiving all your news.
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How sweet is all this a truly wonderful experience for you all and getting up close and personal with nature ,,,keep the adventure going and blogs ,loving it
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Cheers Craig. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Too beautiful picture of the whale !!! you could remove the jeff koons on the front of MALBA.
kiss
Stéphane
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Thank you! Michael is very pleased with his picture.
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What a fantastic adventure the three of you are having. You’ve already seen more wildlife in three weeks than I’ve seen in a lifetime! Your writing is really interesting and I’m already looking forward to more. Lots of love from Granny Jane xxx
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What a wonderful blog, thank you for sharing your adventures ! Mac, I love the photo!
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These vivid descriptions and lovely drawing really gave me a sense of your amazing day.
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What an amazing adventure you are all having. I feel as if I’m there with you, as your descriptions are so vivid, thank you for sharing your journey.
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Thank you for reading our blogs. Thank you for your comments, We have seen something else exciting but it’s going to be a surprise.
Neamh and Ishbel x
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This has been lovely to read! I especially like your picture Ruaridh…what a brilliant artist you are!
I’m looking forward to reading your next blogpost and hearing about the next step in your adventure.
Lots of love, Aunty Cairsti xxxx
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What an incredible and fascinating adventure you are all having! Absolutely gorgeous photos too. I’m really looking forward to reading what you get up to next 😊 lots of love Liz
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Wow guys
you really are having an amazing time. How cool it must be to be so close to such beautiful creatures.
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What a fantastic and amazing experience you are all having! its so lovely to read your blogs.
Ruaridh thank you for your lovely message I really like that you have used your phonics to spell the animal names and that you are really happy on your adventures.
Your whale picture is brilliant! I cant wait to read your next blog .
Mrs Gwyther
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Dear Ruaridh,
I was SO happy to get your messsage, it made my day! It’s great that we can keep in touch.
I agree with Mrs Gwyther – I loved seeing how well you used your phonics to write about all the amazing things you have seen. It is wonderful to read about your adventure on here! I loved reading Ishbel and Neamh’s blogs and your picture of a whale is absolutely brilliant, you are a great artist. I miss you and all the Puffins a lot and look forward to reading all about your adventures!!
Lots of love to you all,
Miss Young
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Scott here and wonderfully got me back on line.Lovely to get news of you all.What lovely photos of the young ones! Miss you all SO much love Ann
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You are three amazing adventurers! Ishbel, I’m not surprised you’ll be stunned for the rest of your life! Hope your parents are behaving well 🙂 I look forward to reading your next instalment. Love to you all xxx
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Hiii ishbel everyone miss you so much when are you going to come back please reply. from frehiwot
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Hello Frehiwot! I will send you and email. Love Ishbel
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